NURISH CHALLENGE: Let's raise $1,000 a day in LOAN funds to bring a sit-down cafe to Ward 8!

We need a cafe here!

I have a lot of readers and a lot of Twitter followers. If even half of you provided a $25 LOAN each (that will be paid back over 3 years) we can have this cafe funded in no time!

Ward 8 has over 73,000 residents and yet we only have three sit-down places to eat (IHOP, Georgenia's, and Big Chair Bar & Grill). It is clear if we want to have more quality places to eat and get together we are going to have to find creative ways to do just that. I feel that this Clovest campaign to raise $15,000 in  0% interest loan funds is just the way to do it. I repeat, the funds that are raised via the campaign are not a donation --- it is a loan that will be paid paid over 12 quarters (that's 3 years).  It is a great way for a community to fund projects for the community. It enables small business owners to dedicate their resources to growing their businesses, not paying loan interest.

The NURISH Food & Drink cafe will be located in the new Anacostia Arts Center located at 1231 Good Hope Rd SE. First priority for jobs in the new cafe will go to Ward 8 and east of the river residents! How great is that?!

Therefore, I am asking you all to please make a LOAN pledge if you can and to please spread the word. The NURISH cafe has $2,000 raised so far and needs another $13,000 by August 1st. If they don't meet the $15,000 goal they don't get any part of the loan funds raised.

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AND TO MAKE A LOAN PLEDGE AS SMALL AS $25!

So regardless of where you live, or even if you may or may not make it to Anacostia to enjoy the NURISH Food & Drink cafe we can use your support.

If you need more incentive to support this fund campaign here you go...

The NURISH Food & Drink café will contribute 15% of its profits to its parent nonprofit, NURISH: The Center for a Creative Culinary Economy, which will operate an entrepreneurial training program for young adults in Anacostia who have a passion for the food business.

To help spread the word I am providing you with some quick tools.

If you can Tweet the following that would be awesome:

Please RT! #NURISH Daily Challenge: Hey #DC Can we raise $1,000 in LOAN funds TODAY for an #Anacostia cafe? https://clovest.com/projects/nurish-food-drink/overview

You can also spread the word via this handy flyer:

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